(Cover and blurb taken from Goodreads)
Official blurb:
In the midst of a summer storm, seventeen-year-old Jocelyn Lennox swerves to miss a strange creature in the road. The resulting accident leaves her mother in a coma with doctors skeptical about her recovery. Desperate for answers, Jocelyn returns to the scene of the accident to discover that the creature was one of the good folk-a faerie. Not only that, but the queen of Faerie herself is willing to listen to Jocelyn’s story and offer her help.
For a price, of course.
The two strike a deal: Jocelyn will paint the queen seven portraits and, in exchange, the queen will heal Jocelyn’s mother. Unfortunately, nothing in the faerie realm is ever that simple. The closer Jocelyn comes to finishing the paintings, the harder malicious magical forces try to ensnare her. If she isn’t careful or can’t complete the portraits by October 31st, the day of the Hallowed Offering, her mother’s life won’t be the only one in jeopardy.
My rating: five stars out of five
I was not expecting this book to be so intricate and intense. From the beginning, the plot pulled me in, but then it just kept getting better. I thought I knew how it was going to end. I was wrong.
There were times when Jocelyn annoyed me with her altruism, but she annoyed the other characters to no end as well, which made her feel all the more real. Her relationships, especially romantically with Rina, all felt real to me as well. Nothing was too perfect. It was messy and raw, and I loved it.
Put the words “faerie queen” in a title and I am so there, but damn this faerie queen was dark, psychotic, and alluring—yet she had very human moments as well. I really enjoyed how the interaction between her and Jocelyn evolved throughout the story.
If you like faeries, romance, drama, and page-turners, read this book.
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